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LIBRARY
OF THE
PHILADELPHIA
MUSEUM
OF ART
Gift of Charles E. Merrill Trust
114
LIBRARY OF CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL Jorated by
Amele
1582 8541 1862
LIST OF PHILADELPHIA DIRECTORIES,
PUBLISHER. YEAR.
PUBLISHER. YEAR.
PUBLISHER.
YEAR.
John Adems Paxton 1813
A. McElroy
1841
1842
James Robinson 1816
1843
1844
Edward Davis
1845
John Adems Paxton .. 1818
1846
66 6 1819
1847
Edward Whiteley
1820
..
1848
McCarty & Davis
1821
1822
1850
Robert Desilver
1823
1851
1824
1852
Thomas Wilson
1825
1853
Robert Desilver.
1828
66
1854
1829
1855
1805
1806
1807
1808
1809
16
1837
1860
1810
1811
66.000
1839%
A. McElroy
1861
840
1862
MCELROY'S
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PHILADELPHIA
City and Business Directory,
PUBLISHED ANNUALLY, IN JANUARY,
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PRICE, $2 50.
PUBLICATION OFFICE, 1
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66
1804
1830
1856
1831
1857
1833
1858
1835
1859
A. McElroy "
S. E. Cohen
Census
1798
1799
66
1800
1801
James Robinson
1802
66
1803
Francis White. 1785
John Macpherson 1785
Clement Biddle. 1791
James Hardie. 1793
66 1794
Edmund Hogan 1795
Thomas Stevens 1796
Cornelius W. Stafford, 1797
1849
B. & T. Kite. 1814
1817
NO. 27 SOUTH SIXTH STREET.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
ORNAMENTAL IRON WORKS.
TIVEIRON WORK
WOOD PEROT, 1136 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, MANUFACTURERS OF
IRON RAILINGS,
FOR CEMETERIES, CHURCHES,
WOOD & PEROT'S I RON FOUNDRY
PUBLIC SQUARES, &c.
erandahs, Balconies, ank Counters, STAIRS, STATUARY, CHAIRS, TABLES, PASES, LAMP POSTS, ANIMALS, And all other descriptions of Ornamental Iron Work.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Palaneis
PATENT LEG&ARM. 1609 LATE 376 CHESTNUTSE PHILADELPHIA
THREE SQUARES WEST OF THE OLD STAND.
B. FRANK. PALMER
Surgeon-Artist to the Medical Colleges, the Government and other Hospitals; Auth New Rules for Amputations, Inventor of the Palmer Arm, Leg, &c.,
HAS REMOVED TO
THE STONE EDIFICE,
No. 1609 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA .- 160!
This Establishment (erected at great expense for the business) combines every possible co: and facility for Surgico-Artistic operations.
The Proprietor will devote his personal attention to the Profession at this House, and cons the PALMER LIMBS, (under the New Patents, ) in unexampled perfection. Thousands of Limbs are worn, (though few are suspected,) and a galaxy of gold and silver medals, (fifty " Prizes" won, over all competition, in the principal cities of the world,) attests the public va. these Inventions. All genuine Hands, Arms, Feet and Legs, have the name of the inventor affix
Pamphlets which contain the New Rules for Amputations, and full information for persons in of limb«, sent free to applicants, by mail or otherwise.
The attention of Surgeons, Physicians, and all persons interested, is most respectfully solicit The ARMY and NAVY SURGEONS have adopted the PALMER LIMBS.
All former partnerships have expired by limitation. Address,
B. FRANK. PALMER, Surgeon-Artist, 1609 Chestnut Street, Philadelph
CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, MATTINGS,
REEM KNIGHT
262 SOUTH SECOND STREET
PHILADELPHIA.
FEATHERS. MATRESSES. BEDDING.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
ROYAL INSURANCE CO.
OF LIVERPOOL.
FIRE AND LIFE.
Agency, 226 Walnut Street., Philada.
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES OF THE LIFE BRANCH.
PROFITS-Large proportion returned every Five Years to Policies then in existence Two entire Years.
SECURITY FOR BOTH FIRE AND LIFE BRANCHES.
Capital of TWO MILLIONS Sterling, AND LARGE RESERVED FUNDS.
TOTAL FUNDS IN HAND.
Capital paid up, £283,065 0 0 .
. $1,415,325
Fire Reserved Fund, .
160,142 10 0
800,700
Life Fund, .
207,061 19 0
1,035,305
Annuity Funds,
43,308 13 10
216,540
Endowment Funds,
5,285 16 8
26,425
£698,863 19 6 $3,494,295
Besides a considerable amount to Profit and Loss not yet disposed of.
The progress of the Business of the Company is shown by the
Increase of Fire Insurance Duty in the year 1860 over 1859,
In the return made to Parliament, and ordered by the House of Commons to be printed, June 7, 1861.
The increase of the "ROYAL" is more than double tha. of any other Com- pany, and more than 30 per cent. of the entire increase of all the London offices combined. The Auditor-General's report shows that the premiums of the ROYAL in this city is 40 per cent. of all the premiums received by the Foreign offices in Philadelphia.
LOSSES SETTLED IN PHILADELPHIA WITHOUT REFERENCE TO LIVERPOOL, BY
GEORGE WOOD, Agent.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
COMMONWEALTH FIRE
OF THE STATE OF
Pennsylvania INCORPORATED FEBRUARY
1.854
NSURANCE COMPAN
Paid up Capital, -
200,000 00 Capital and Surplus, - - 274,987 05
OFFICE: COMMONWEALTH BUILDING,
CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA.
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DIRECTORS.
DAVID JAYNE, M. D., JOHN M. WHITALL, EDWARD C. KNIGHT, THOMAS S. STEWART,
HENRY LEWIS, JR.,
CHARLES H. ROGERS, JOHN K. WALKER,
ROBERT SHOEMAKER, WILLIAM STRUTHERS, ELIJAH JONES.
DAVID JAYNE, M. D., President.
JOHN M. WHITALL, Vice-President.
SAMUEL S. MOON, Secretary.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
D. G. WILSON, J. CHILDS & CO.
PHILADELPHI
Plantation and Road Wagon WORKS,
OFFICE-S. W. Cor. of St. John and Buttonwood Streets, FACTORIES-2d & Lehigh Av., and 495, 497 & 499 N. 3d St., PHILADELPHIA.
SOUTHERN DEPOSITORY,
Nos. 68, 70 and 72 Carondolet Street, New Orleans.
Orders from any part of the United States, South America, West Indies and Mexico, addressed to them at Philadelphia, or DAVID G. WILSON, 68 Carondolet Street, New Orleans, or to their Agent, DANIEL FITLER, Mobile, Alabama, will meet prompt attention, and will be executed on the most liberal terms.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
SAMUEL S. WHITE,
SUCCESSOR TO
JONES & WHITE, MANUFACTURER OF
PORCELAIN TEETH,
AND DENTISTS' MATERIALS,
GOLD AND TIN FOILS, DENTAL INSTRUMENTS,
GOLD AND SILVER PLATE,
OPERATING CHAIRS, CORUNDUM WHEELS,
LATHES, FURNACES, ROLLING-MILLS, BLOW-PIPES,
And all other articles used by the Profession.
CATALOGUES SENT ON APPLICATION. .
ALSO, PUBLISHER OF THE
DENTAL COSMOS
A MONTHLY RECORD OF DENTAL SCIENCE.
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE PROFESSION.
EDITED BY J. D. WHITE, M.D., D.D S., A.M .; J. H. McQUILLEN, D.D.S .; GEO. J. ZIEGLER, M.D.
Price, $2.50 a year, in advance. Single Copies, 25 cents.
.
DEPOTS:
528 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
658 Broadway, New York.
16 Tremont Row, Boston.
102 Randolph Street, Chicago.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE LARGEST MANUFACTORY OF WHIPS AND WALKING GANES
IN PHILADELPHIA.
Constantly
CHARLES P.CALDWELL
The Largest
on
WHIP & CANE
Variety
Hand
MANUFACTURER. Nº5&7 NORTH FOURTH ST. PHILADELPHIA.
of
WHIPS AND WALKING CANES,
Of my own manufacture, together with an extensive assortment of Imported Canes of the latest styles, which I will sell on the most accommodating terms.
Merchants and Dealers are invited to call and examine my Stock before purchasing elsewhere.
PERKES & BRADNEY,
905 Nassau Street, bet. Ninth and Tenth, below Race St., PHILADELPHIA.
LAGER BEER COCKS,
PERKES & BRADNEY. BRASS FOUNDERS & MANUFACTURERS OF
CINEERS
& PLUMBE
EN
ERS'
BRASS WORK TEA UNN, WATER COOLER & REFRIGERATOR FAUCET TS, &C. NO. 905 NASSAU STREET RET, OTHE TO " BELOW RACE STA.
PHILAD A.
HOSE COUPLINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. STEAM WHISTLES AND OIL GLOBES.
Hardware Merchants and others buying for cash will find it to their interest to call on us before purchasing elsewhere.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
J. W. & J. F. STARR, CAMDEN IRON WORKS,
CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY,
Office in Philadelphia, 125 South Third Street, MANUFACTURERS OF
ALL KINDS OF CASTINGS & APPARATUS FOR GAS WORKS.
WROUGHT IRON ROOF FRAMES, FOR RETORT AND OTHER HOUSES.
RETORTS, and all CASTINGS required for setting them in the latest and most improved modes.
WASHERS, CONDENSERS, SCRUBBERS and EXHAUSTERS, for relieving the Retorts from pressure.
PURIFIERS, varying from 2,000 to 1,500,000 cubic feet daily purifying capacity.
Wrought Iron LIME SIEVES, for PURIFIERS.
STATION METERS, OF ALL SIZES.
GAS HOLDERS, TELESCOPIC AND SINGLE, WITH CAST IRON GUIDE AND SUSPENSION FRAMES.
GAS GOVERNORS, OR REGULATORS.
STREET MAINS,
From 13 to 48 inches diameter, for Water or Gas.
STREET MAIN CONNECTIONS, SUCH AS BRANCHES, BENDS, DRIPS, SLEEVES, &c.
STOP VALVES, FROM 3 TO 30 INCHES,
EITHER BRASS FACED OR PLAIN.
WROUGHT IRON WORK.
ALL THE SMITH AND SHEET IRON WORK REQUIRED IN AND ABOUT GAS WORKS.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
FAME INSURANCE CO'Y.
CAPITAL, $100,00 D.
NO. 406 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. $
FIRE AND INLAND INSURANCE.
DIRECTORS.
RANCIS N. BUCK,
HAS. RICHARDSON,
LEX. WHILLDIN,
HAS. STOKES,
E. D. WOODRUFF,
JNO. KESSLER, JR.,
WASH. JONES,
0. W. DAVIS,
HENRY LEWIS, JR.,
P. S. JUSTICE,
GEO. A. WEST, JNO. W. EVERMAN.
FRANCIS N. BUCK, President. CHAS. RICHARDSON. Vice-Prest. WILLIAMS I. BLANCHARD, Secretary.
EMIL MATHIEU'S CLARIFIED CIDER & VINEGAR
PICKLING & FAMILY VINECAR
REFINED BOTTLING CIDER FOR SALE
SHIPPING ORDERS FILLED AT
BY THE HOGSHEAD
SHORT NOTICE
OR BARREL
₺
ESTABLISHMENT No .. 120,122& 124 LOMBARD ST. PHIL'A
EMIL MATHIEU'S CLARIFIED
CIDER AND VINEGAR ESTABLISHMENT,
Nos. 120, 122 and 124 Lombard Street, bel. Second, PHILADELPHIA. REFINED BOTTLING CIDER, of superior quality, for sale by the Hogshead or Barrel. Also, PICKLING AND FAMILY VINEGAR, which is well known for its fine flavor, strength and purity, and warranted to improve by age.
MEG SHIPPING ORDERS FILLED AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE. ER
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
SABINE & DUY, Agents,
Insurance
No. 147 South Fourth Street,
S. E. CORNER HARMONY COURT, PHILADELPHIA.
- ANNUAL, or SHORT TERM POLICIES OF INSURANCE, obtained in the most reliable Companies in Philadelphia and elsewhere, and information given on all matters of Insurance-FREE OF CHARGE FOR AGENCY to the assured.
ALSO, AGENTS FOR
METROPOLITAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. CASH ASSETS, Jan. 1, 1862, $378,048 20.
PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD. CASH ASSETS, Jan. 1, 1862, $501,701 73.
PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY. Organized, 1799. CASH ASSETS, Jan. 1, 1862, $366,815 69.
HUMBOLDT INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. CASH ASSETS, Jan. 1, 1862, $243,213 74.
HOME INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW HAVEN. CASH ASSETS, Jan. 1, 1862, $253,665 42,
MANHATTAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. CASH ASSETS, Jan. 1, 1862, $349,922 50.
REFERENCES.
MESSRS. STUART & BROTHER, ATWOOD, WHITE & CO.,
BUNN, RAIGUEL & CO.,
MOORE, HENSZEY & CO.,
POWERS & WEIGHTMAN, GEO. B, REESE, SON & CO., F. RATCHFORD STARR, EsQ.
MESSRS. TREDICK, STOKES & CO.,
M. W. BALDWIN & CO.,
CALEB COPE, EsQ.,
WM. D. LEWIS, EsQ.,
THOMAS L. LUDERS, EsQ.,
HON. A. V. PARSONS,
ADVERTISEMENTS.
JOSEPH R. BOLTON, Wriladelphia
CAR WORKS.
SiRARA COLLEGE
RIDGE QUENUE
PHILADELPHIA CAR WORKS.
e undersigned, having been in the CAR BUILDING business for a number of years, and being possessed of
EXTENSIVE SHOPS AND MACHINERY,
Is prepared, from experience, to furnish
Passenger and Freight Cars
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,
According to order, of the best materials and workmanship, at the shortest notice.
PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO
CITY PASSENGER CARS.
JOSEPH R. BOLTON, Corner of Twenty-first and Hamilton Streets.
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WILLIAM SELLERS.
JOHN SELLERS, JR.
WILLIAM SELLERS & CO., Pennsylvania Avenue and Sixteenth Street, PHILADELPHIA, MANUFACTURE
ENGINEERS AND MACHINISTS' TOOLS.
IMPROVED SHAFTING With Self-adjusting BEARINGS and Double Cone COUPLINGS, to admit of easy attachment.
RAILWAY TURNING AND SLIDING TABLES AND PIVOT BRIDGES.
The Turn Tables and Pivot Bridges fitted with PARRY'S PATENT ANTI-FRICTION BOX.
Sole Manufacturers of GIFFARD'S PATENT FEED INJECTOR for Feeding Steam Boilers.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
J. E. CALDWELL & CO., 822 Chestnut St., Philadelphia,
JEWELERS AND GOLDSMITHS.
FINE WATCHES,
RICH DIAMOND JEWELRY, Silver Dea Sets, Forks & Spoons, AMERICAN AND ENGLISH PLATED GOODS. Watches Repaired by skillful workmen.
ESTABLISHED 1813.
JOHN T. LEWIS & BROS., No. 231 South Front Street, PHILADELPHIA, MANUFACTURERS OF
WHITE LEAD, RED LEAD, LITHARGE, SUGAR OF LEAD, ZINC WHITE, LINSEED OIL,
PAINTS, AND COLORS OF ALL KINDS.
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BUSINESS REGISTER.
Machinists' Tools.
SEMENTZOOOCHET
BEMENT & DOUGHERTY,
INDUSTRIAL WORKS,
Callowhill St., between 20th & 21st Sts., Philadelphia. MACHINE SHOP, FOUNDRY, SMITH SHOP, & BOILER SHOP EQUIPMENTS. Lathes, Planers, Shaping, Boring, Slotting, Drilling, Wheel and Screw-cutting Machines, Punching and Shearing Ma- chines, Hydrostatic and Power Wheel Presses, Cranes, Cupolas, Forges, etc.
SHAFTING.
BEMENT'S PATENT IMPROVED ADJUSTABLE BEARINGS, which are superior to any others in use, having both VERTICAL and HORIZONTAL ADJUSTMENT, and
SELF-ADJUSTING BALL AND SOCKET BOXES. A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF PULLEY PATTERNS, from which either Castings or Finished Pul- leys will be furnished.
IRON CASTINGS OF EVERY VARIETY.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
OFFICE OF THE
INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, No. 232 Walnut St., South Side, East of Third St.
PHILADELPHIA, January 14th, 1861.
STATEMENT OF THE ASSETS
f " The President and Directors of the Insurance Company of North America," published in conformity with the Provisions of the Act of Assembly.
MORTGAGES.
I of which are first Mortgages on City Property ..
Dollars 410,300 00
LOAN BONDS.
00,000 Philadelphia City Loans, 6 per cent., at.
95
95,000 00
0,000 Pennsylvania State Loans, 5 per cent ..
90
90,000 00
37,000 Chesapeake and Delaware Caual Company's Convertible Mortgage Loan ..
70
25,900 00
25,000 Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company's Mortgage Loan ..
95
23,750 00
31,000 Delaware and Raritan Canal Company, and Camden and Amboy Railroad and Transportation Company's Loan ..
75
23,250 00
10,000 North Pennsylvania Railroad Company's Bonds.
55
22,000 00
20,000 Pennsylvania Railroad Company's First Mortgage Bonds, redeemable Dec. 31, 1880
100
20,000 00
8,000 Cincinnati City Bonds ..
90
16,200 00
20,000 Schuylkill Navigation Company's Convertible Mortgage Loan of 1882.
65
13,000 00
15,000 Delaware Division Canal Company's Loan ..
S5
12,750 00
10,000 Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad Company's Loan
95
9,500 00
10,000 Delaware Railroad Company's Guarantied Mortgage Loan
85
8,500 00
5,000 Union Canal Company's Mortgage Bond Loan of 1883 ..
20
1,000 00
STOCKS.
) Shares Philadelphia, Germantown, and Norristown Railroad Company.
50
10,000 00
Philadelphia Bank.
100
10,000 00
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Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company.
50
5,000 00
=
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, (Conditional Scrip,).
25
1,575 00
3
Germantown and Perkiomen Turnpike Company.
25
1,575 00
S
Schuylkill Navigation Company Preferred, of 1SS2.
15
840 00
)
North Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
S
800 00
5
Philadelphia and Havre de Grace Towboat Company
100
500 00
2
Philadelphia aud Savannah Steam Navigation Company.
250
500 00
1
Schuylkill Navigation Company, (Common,)
9
IS6 00
3
0
Philadelphia Steam Navigation Company, ($15 per share paid in,).
1,200 00
MISCELLANEOUS.
120,310 19
otes Receivable, in bank and in the office of the Company.
267,719 94
licies, the Premiums of which remain unsettled, and debts due in account, (all good,).
40,008 68
eal Estate. Office of the Company, No. 232 Walnut Street.
Dollars
1,254,719 81
By order of the Board.
CHARLES PLATT, Secretary.
Incorporated in 1994. CAPITAL, $500,000. CHARTER PERPETUAL. Marine, Fire and Inland Transportation Insurance.
DIRECTORS.
ARTHUR G. COFFIN,
AMBROSE WHITE,
S. MORRIS WALN,
SAMUEL W. JONES,
JOHN R. NEFF.
JOHN MASON,
JOHN A. BROWN,
RICHARD D. WOOD,
GEO. L. HARRISON,
SAMUEL F. SMITH,
WILLIAM WELSH,
FRANCIS R. COPE,
CHARLES TAYLOR,
WILLIAM E. BOWEN,
EDWARD H. TROTTER.
JAMES N. DICKSON,
ARTHUR G. COFFIN, President.
CHARLES PLATT, Secretary.
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Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company.
25
875 00
60
180 00
Ocean Steam Navigation Company.
sh in Bank and on band.
22,000 00
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, OFFICE, Nos. 4 and 5 EXCHANGE BUILDING, North Side of Walnut Street, between Dock and Third Sts., PHILADELPHIA.
STATEMENT OF THE ASSETS
Of said Company, February 1, 1861, published in conformity with the provisions of the Act of Assembly of April 5, 1842.
MORTGAGES.
Cash Market value. $90,000 00
All of which are first Mortgages upon property in this City.
LOAN BONDS.
Par value.
71
21,300 00
$30,000 City of Pittsburgh, 6 per cent.
98
15,435 00
$15,000 Pen nsylvania Rail Road Company, 6 per cent ..
100
15,000 00
$15,000 Harrisburg, Portsmouth, Mt. Joy and Lancaster Rail Road, 6 per cent.
95
14,250 00
$11,000 Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail Road Company, 6 per cent.
98
10,780 00
$10,413 13 City of Philadelphia, 5 per cent.
85
S, S51 05
$5000 City of Philadelphia, 6 per cent. (not taxable)
10112
6,090 00
$5000 Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company, 6 per cent.
72
3,600 00
$5000 Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, 6 per cent. (Common)
10036
5,037 50
$5000 Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, 6
( Mortgage)
101
5,050 00
$3000 Schuylkill Navigation Company, 6 per cent. of 1SS2
6634
2,002 50
$5000 United States Treasury Notes
104
8,320 00
STOCKS.
$18,000
180 Shares of Northern Bank of Kentucky
10534
19,035 00
$10,000 200
66 Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company.
48
9,600 00
$ 8,000 160
66 Scrip of Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
3334
5,400 00
$ 4,000 40 Franklin Fire Insurance Company ..
200
8,000 00
$ 5,500 110 Beaver Meadow Rail Road and Coal Company.
59
6,490 00
$ 5,000
100 66 Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Rail Road Co.
49
4,900 00
$ 7,500 150 Mount Carbon Rail Road Company
3S
3,800 00
$ 4,000
40
Union Bank of Tennessee ...
70
2,800 00
$ 1,500
15
Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Company .
200
3,000 00
$ 3,350 67
Cleveland and Mahoning Rail Road Company
25
1,675 00
$ 2,000 40
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike R. "
25
1,000 00
$ 250
5
66 Susquehanna and York R. “
25
125 00
$
250
10 Easton and Wilkesbarre R. “
10
100 00
$ 300 20 Philadelphia Steam Tug Boat Company ...
15
300 00
MISCELLANEOUS.
Notes Receivable and Bills of Exchange.
Policies, the Premiums of which remain unsettled, and good debts due in account.
49,611 59
Cash in Bank and on hand ...
31,311 11
Scrip of sundry Mutual Insurance Companies, $352 50 at 20.
70 50
Dollars 507,094 61
INCORPORATED IN 1794. CHARTER PERPETUAL.
CAPITAL, $200,000.
PROPERTIES OF THE COMPANY, FEBRUARY 1, 1861, $507,094 61. MARINE, FIRE & INLAND TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE.
DIRECTORS.
HENRY D. SHERRERD, SIMEON TOBY,
WILLIAM R. WHITE,
HENRY G FREEMAN,
CHARLES MACALESTER,
GEORGE H. STUART,
CHARLES S. LEWIS,
WILLIAM S. SMITH,
SAMUEL GRANT, JR.,
GEORGE C. CARSON.
TOBIAS WAGNER,
HENRY D. SHERRERD, President.
WILLIAM HARPER, Secretary.
THOMAS B. WATTSON,
JOHN B. BUDD,
148,910 36
$ 5.000 100 66 Pennsylvania Rail Road Company.
35
5,250 00
$15,750 City of Philadelphia, 6 per cent.
STEPHEN MORRIS, THOS. T. TASKER, JR., CHIAS. WHEELER,
PASCAL IRON WORKS.
ESTABLISHED 1821.
S. P. M. TASKER, HI. G. MORRIS.
MORRIS, TASKER CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Lap-Welded American Charcoal Iron Boiler Flues-from 1} to 10 inches outside diameter, cut to definite lengths.
Wrought Iron Welded Tubes-from & inch to 8 inches inside diameter, with screw and socket connections, for Steam, Gas, Water, or other purposes ; also, fittings of every kind to suit the same. Wrought Iron Galvanized Tube-strong and durable, designed especially for water purposes. Cast Iron Gas or Water Pipe-1} to 24 inches in diameter, and branches for same, &c. Gas Works Castings, &c., &c.
WORKS-South Fifth St., bet. Tasker & Morris. OFFICE-209 S. Third St., PHILADELPHIA.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
VARNISH MANUFACTORY AND STEAM PAINT WORKS.
The subscribers respectfully inform their customers, and the public in general, that they have, at considerable expense, obtained the method of making nearly all the
ENGLISH VARNISHES AND
BLACK OIL JAPANS,
Now used in London, and have lately added to the above some
CHEAP COACH AND GABINET VARNISHES,
Superior Pale Coach Body Varnish. Coach Body Varnish, No. 1.
Carriage
No. 1.
No. 2.
No. 3.
Superior Piano Polishing Varnish.
Superior Flowing Varnish, for finishing Fur- niture, after the grain is filled up.
Copal Varnish, for Japanners.
Superior Pale Copal Varnish, for Japanners and Paper.
Damar or China Gloss Varnish.
Various kinds of Cheap Varnishes, used by Cabinet and Chairmakers.
Very quick drying Copal Varnish, for Coffins. Boot and Harness Varnish.
Elastic Copal Varnish, for Oil Cloth, Car- riages, Signs, &c., Nos. 1 and 2.
White and Brown Spirit Varnish. Mastic, Map, or Picture Varnish.
Shellac and Whip Varnishes.
Gold Size, expressly for Paper Hanging Manu- facturers.
Black Leather Varnish. Red Varnish, for Trunks.
Transferring Varnishes, with directions for use.
Patent Polish Varnish.
Drying Japan and Gold Lacquer Varnish. Superior Adhesive Black Oil Japan, for Cas- tors, Buttons, Umbrella Brasses, Buckles, &c.
Brunswick Black Oil Japan, No. 1, for Locks and particular Iron Work, Leather, Paper, &c. Brunswick Black Oil Japan, Nos. 2 and 3, for Umbrella Makers.
Copal Scraping Varnish. Japanners' Oil Size. Coach Makers' Oil Size. Oil Gold Size, for Gilders, Sign Writers, &c. Oil Size, for Bronzing.
Also, an extensive assortment of ARTISTS' COLORS, dry and in compressible tubes ; CANVAS, SABLE and C. H. PENCILS; MILLINERS, COACH and HOUSE PAINTERS' MATERIALS; PUTTY in any quantity.
Je French and American Zinc Paints, Dry and in Oil; White Lead; Raw and Boiled Linseed Oil; Spirits Turpentine ; Gums Copal, Shellac and Sandrac; Frostings and Smalts; English and French Plate Glass; with a full assortment of Rough and Fluted Plate Glass, for Sky Lights, Floors, &o.
C. SCHRACK & CO., Nos. 152 & 154 North 4th St., West Side, PHILADELPHIA.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
MARSHALL, GRIFFIN & CO.
OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE,
No. 1142 North Front Street,
PHILADELPHIA, PROPRIETORS OF THE
UNITED STATES
GALVANIZING WORKS AND PENN TREATY
Steam Sheet- Fron Rolling Hills.
MANUFACTURERS OF THE
AMERICAN GALVANIZED IRON. EST BLOOM, REFINED AND COMMON SHEET IRON. Flue, Gasometer, Coal Shute and Shovel Iron. PLAIN & CORRUGATED ROOFING IRON, GALVANIZED OR BLACK. ALSO,
The Galvanic Protected Roofing Iron, AND
SHEET IRON, COATED WITH POLEUX PATENT METALLIC ALLOYS,
Warranted to stand the action of acids, and to solder with rosin.
Sheet Iron, Coated with Gum Elastic for Roofing. EVERY VARIETY OF IRON WORK GALVANIZED TO ORDER.
BOLT, BAND, BAR, ROD AND HOOP IRON. SPIKES, NAILS, SHIP WORK, &c. &c.
FURNISHED WITH DESPATCHI, AT THE LOWEST MARKET PRICES. GT
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
ROBERT SHOEMAKER & CO
Northeast Cor. Fourth & Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS.
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS. MANUFACTURERS OF
WHITE LEAD AND ZINC PAINTS, PUTTY, &C.
AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED
FRENCH ZINC PAINTS.
Dealers and Consumers supplied at VERY LOW PRICES FOR CASH.
A. W. RAND,
MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN
HOT-AIR FURNACES
AND HEAT TING STOYES,
HOT WATER AND STEAM HEATERS, TM3M COOKING RANGES.
Plumbing, Gas and Steam-Fitting, Sheet Iron & Tin Work,
124 NORTH SIXTH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
JAMES S. MASON. WM. J. CANER. R. S. MASON.
JAMES S. MASON & CO., MANUFACTURE BY STEAM POWER
CHALLENGE
ORIGINAL
CHALLENGE
MASON'S
BLACKING
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PREPARED BY
Said main & Co
ULADA:
FRONT
BLACKING -
LEATHER PRESERVATIVE, WRITING FLUIDS, AND BLACK WRITING INKS. Nos. 138 8 140 NORTH FRONT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. A Large Assortment of FINE HAVANA SEGARS always on hand.
V. QUARRE, Smy Shade Manufactory
S. E. COR. NINTH & ARCH STREETS, PHILADELPHIX.
CHARLES SCHREIBER'S CIDER AND VINEGAR ESTABLISHMENT, Nos. 113 & 115 North Water St., above Arch, PHILADELPHIA.
REFINED BOTTLING CIDER, of excellent quality; SUPERIOR VINEGAR, for Pickling and Family Use.
SHIPPING ORDERS FILLED WITH DESPATCH. CHARLES H. F. SCHREIBER, Late of the firm of "EMIL MATHIEU."
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
Front St. Wire Manufactory. WATSON, COX & CO.,
COAL
COAL
AND
AND
SAND
SAND
SCREENS,
SCREENS,
SIEVE, RIDDLE, SCREEN & WIRE CLOTH MANUFACTURERS, No. 46 North Front Street, Philadelphia,
Where they continue to manufacture, of superior quality, Brass and Iron Wire Sieves of all kinds ; Brass and Copper Wire Cloth, for Paper Makers, &c. Cylinders and Dandy Rolls covered in the best manner. Heavy Twilled Wire, for Spark Catchers. Sieves of superior quality, for Brass and Iron Founders. Screen Wire, Window Wire, Safes, Traps, Dish Covers, Coal and Sand Screens, &c.
FANCY WIRE WORK,
Of every description, executed in the neatest style. mer Orders for city and country thankfully received, and promptly attended to.
WILLIAM ROWLAND, WILLIAM ROWLAND, JR.,
HARVEY ROWLAND.
WM. ROWLAND & CO., MANUFACTURERS OF
MILL, CROSS-CUT, PIT & TENON SAWS, AND COACH SPRINGS. Also, Manufacturers of CAST STEEL, FOR SAWS, SHOVELS, HOES, &G. No. 948 Beach Street, Kensington, Philadelphia.
STEPHEN F. WHITMAN,
MANUFACTURER OF
Fine Confectionery,
CHOCOLATE AND COCOA, BY STEAM. Store, No. 1210 Market Street, Philadelphia.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
H. & G. KESSLER & CO.
Girard Avenue, above Ash Street, NEAR THE DELAWARE,
(Richmond Cars, from the Exchange, pass every five minutes,)
PHILADELPHIA,
WHEELWRIGHTS
AND
BLACKSMITHS,
Having constantly on hand a large stock of best Seasoned Timber, and good Workmen, are prepared at the shortest notice to make all kinds of
PLANTATION, ROAD & CANE WAGONS,
CANE CARTS, DRAYS, TIMBER WHEELS,
WHEELBARROWS & CART SADDLE TREES, &C.
All Orders sent to our place will meet with prompt attention.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
BAYLISS & DARBY, PENNSYLVANIA WIRE WORKS,
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